THIS DATE IN MUSIC HISTORY (October 14th): 1946: Justin Hayward (Moody Blues, guitar and vocals) was born 1957: Wake Up Little Susie becamse the first #1 for the Everly Brothers on the US singles charts 1957: Jailhouse Rock, by Elvis Presley, was released -- it stayed on the Billboard charts for 19 weeks 1959: Mack The Knife was #1 on the UK singles charts for Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto) 1969: A warrant for Frank Sinatras arrest is issued in New Jersey regarding his connections with organized crime 1988: The first band to sell 7 million copies of two consecutive albums -- Def Leppard (Hysteria, following Pyromania in 1983) 2004: After being caught speeding (134 mph) in France, Eric Clapton lost his license in the UK, was banned from driving in France and paid a €750 fine ($1015 at todays exchange rate) -- he then posed for photos with French police and turned the wheel of his Porsche over to his secretary 2006: Freddy Fender died of complications of lung cancer at the age of 69
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:37:28 +0000
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